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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Right fielder Alex Rios has left the Texas Rangers game after getting hit by a pitch on the left quad. Air Max 270 2020 Pas Cher Chine . The Rangers called the move precautionary after Rios left Wednesday nights game against the New York Yankees. Rios, considered a potential trade possibility before Thursdays non-waiver trading deadline, stayed in the game to run after getting hit by a pitch thrown by Hiroki Kuroda in the third inning. But when Texas took the field for the start of the fourth, Daniel Robertson replaced Rios in right field. Air Max 270 React Bleu . Golden States second straight road win wasnt painless. David Lee scored a season-high 29 points -- 13 in the fourth quarter -- and Nate Robinson added 17 points, leading the Warriors to a 105-95 win Tuesday night over the road-worn Cleveland Cavaliers. Air Max 270 Femme Rose Pas Cher .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6.VANCOUVER -- Once the Chicago Blackhawks got rolling, there was little the Vancouver Canucks could do to stop a team determined to get back to its winning ways. Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Brandon Saad each had a goal and an assist in the second period Wednesday as Chicagos quick-strike offence turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead in a span of 7:41 to snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over Vancouver. "We kind of lost ourselves there a little bit in the second period. It turned into a little bit of a track meet," said Canucks assistant coach Mike Sullivan. "It wasnt from a lack of chances on our part. We had a 4-on-2 and 3-on-1 that we dont convert, then shortly thereafter one ends up in our net." Marian Hossa had the other goal for Chicago (33-10-13), while Saad added an empty netter late. Corey Crawford made 29 saves to get the win. "Theyre a good team. They havent won a couple of Stanley Cups for no reason," said Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo, who finished with 36 saves. "Its disappointing being up 2-0 and losing the lead so quickly like that. "Weve got to play 60 minutes against teams like that. For the majority of the game I thought we played really well but we had a little bit of a lapse and its game over." The Blackhawks four goals in that 7:31 barrage -- which came on just five shots -- helped end Chicagos recent 0-2-2 run. "They had a few chances early in the game and they kept on pressing," said Luongo. "Once they got one I felt like it deflated our team and they kept scoring." With the victory, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville passed Dick Irvin to move into the sole possession of third place on the all-time NHL coaching wins list with 693 as Chicago improved to 10-1-3 in the second game of back to backs this season. "Im fortunate and happy with the places Ive been," said Quenneville. "Took a little while to get this last one, but certainly its been fun and well keep pushing forward." Chris Higgins and Tom Sestito had the goals for Vancouver (27-19-9), which dropped its second straight. The Canucks hold down the final wild card spot in the Western Conference, but the ninth-place Phoenix Coyotes are three points back with two games in hand. Vancouver is 2-3-0 in the absence of suspended head coach John Tortorella, who will sit out one more game after he tried to get into the Calgary Flames locker-room after that infamous line brawl on Jan. 18. The Canucks have been held to two goals or fewer in nine of their last 10 games and have just four wins in 15 outings. "We have to fight through this," said Canucks forward Daniel Sedin, whose goal-scoring drought is now at 14 games. "Weve got to believe in what we do out there and start making plays -- I think thats the main thing. When we have the puck I think were too passive. "I think when we have the puck we have to start believing in what were doing." Things were looking good for the home side early in the second period after Sestito doubled the Canucks 1-0 lead with his fifth of the season at 2:44. But the Blackhawks fifth-ranked power play finally made a breakthrough against the leagues No. 3 penalty kill when Hossa finished off a pretty tic-tac-toe passing sequence for his 23rd at 6:30. Chicago then tied things 3:39 later when Saad scored his 15th of the season on a nice deflection. A couple of Luongos Canadian Olympic teammates then conspired to give the Blackhawks a lead they wouldnt surrender. Toews scored his 18th at 10:47 before Sharp rounded out the blitz at 14:27 when he wired a shot farside for his 27th. "Thhey had a few chances early in the game and they kept on pressing," said Luongo. Air Max 270 React Grise Pas Cher. "Once they got one I felt like it deflated our team and they kept scoring." Vancouver had a chance to get back in the game later in the period, but the leagues 29th-ranked power play, which entered the night on a dismal 2-for-36 run, failed to generate anything. Needing a big third, the Canucks were unable to find a way past Crawford on another man advantage midway through the period as Toews sprawled on the goal-line to keep Higgins effort out. Saad then iced it with 38 seconds left into an empty net. "I think guys are discouraged," said Sullivan. "Weve hit a bump in the road here and weve got to try and dig ourselves out of it. For me, theres no sense putting your head down and shrugging your shoulders. This is an unforgiving league." The Blackhawks grabbed sole possession of first in the Central Division with the victory and sit second in the conference. "Things went smoothly for us the first part of the season and going through what were going through right now is when you find out about everyone," said Quenneville. "(I) still think that stretch hasnt been bad, but it feels so much better when you have that type of effort and get a result as well." With the Canucks set to begin a five-game road trip on Friday night that will take them into the Olympic break, players from both teams heading to the Games in Sochi, Russia, were honoured before the opening faceoff. Fans at Rogers Arena were just settling into their seats after the national anthems when Higgins opened the scoring just 16 seconds into the first. Canucks forward Ryan Kesler shovelled a puck towards the Chicago goal that Higgins sent through Crawfords five-hole for his 15th goal of the season and third in the four games. "Getting scored on the first shift is never a good feeling but we knew that wasnt going to be the difference," said Toews. "We had a great momentum swing in the second scoring four goals like that. It was huge for us." After taking that early punch, the Blackhawks carried the play for much of the rest of the period but couldnt find a way past Luongo or his posts. Blackhawks defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson saw his shot from the point deflect off a stick and hit the crossbar before Hossa also found iron moments later. "Im sure (the teams confidence) is not at an all-time high," said Sullivan. "The greatest thing about confidence is its fleeting. You can get it back just as quick as you lose it. It all starts with a good shift and it grows from there. Weve got to get that snowball going." NOTES: Canucks defenceman Christopher Tanev was added to Vancouvers sick bay prior to the game, missing his first game of the season with an upper-body injury. Also on the shelf at the moment is captain Henrik Sedin, who missed his fourth straight game, while fellow forward Mike Santorelli sat out his sixth straight contest. ... Before the game, a banner honouring both the mens and womens hockey gold medals at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver was unveiled in the rafters at Rogers Arena. Hall of Fame defenceman Scott Niedermayer -- who captained Canadas gold-winning mens team in 2010 -- and former womens national team member Tessa Bonhomme, who also won gold four years ago, performed the ceremonial faceoff before the game. ... The Canucks five-game road trip will take them to Winnipeg, Detroit, Boston, Montreal and Toronto. ... Vancouvers next home game is Feb. 26 against the St. Louis Blues. ... The Blackhawks continue their six-game pre-Olympic road trip on Saturday in San Jose. ' ' '
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Nielsen company figures released Tuesday show 11.3 million people tuned in to watch Fallon's New York debut on Monday night.
It was the second-biggest audience for "Tonight" since May 2009, when Jay Leno stepped down for Conan O'Brien's brief run as host.
Fallon's "Tonight" debut fell short of the 14.6 million who tuned in Feb. 6 to see Leno sign off, again, after 22 years as host in Burbank.
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DETROIT (AP) -- Former prosecutor and hospital executive Mike Duggan dropped out of the Detroit mayoral race on Wednesday, surrendering after two courts said he submitted his petition signatures too early to get on the ballot.
Duggan, who had been considered a leading candidate to become Detroit's next mayor, said a prolonged fight would be too distracting in the weeks leading up to the Aug. 6 primary. It's been 40 years since Detroit had a mayor who is white, but polls showed Duggan, who is white, had strong name recognition and support. Detroit is more than 80 percent black.
Two courts have said Duggan doesn't qualify for the ballot because he submitted petitions less than a year after becoming a registered voter in the city, a violation of the Detroit City Charter. He moved to Detroit from Livonia in 2012.
Duggan's decision came after a three-member panel of the state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling last week that removed him from the ballot.
"I'm not going to put people through something I don't believe will be successful myself," he said. "We could appeal to the (Michigan) Supreme Court, but even if we win legally, the political damage has been done."
Duggan said it never occurred to him "in my wildest dreams" that he could be kicked off the ballot for turning in signatures too early. He submitted petitions on April 2, 10 days short of the anniversary of his voter registration.
Duggan actually had even more time to submit petitions because the deadline to sign up for mayoral primary was May 14.
His place on the ballot was challenged by another candidate, Tom Barrow, who has run for mayor many times and lost. Other candidates include Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon and former Detroit city attorney Krystal Crittendon.
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Description: So, what to say about the face you see before you now? I could talk about the illegal activity that Capone was known for, or I could talk about how if it wasn't for Capone, alcohol wouldn't be legal. Before we get into some of the background information on Mr. Capone, let me first say that you will enjoy learning "how to draw Al Capone". He was and still is one of the most famous gangsters of all time. Originally born Alphonse Gabriel Capone was a very bright kid. What did this Italian American in was the fact that he had a big problem with authority or rules. He attended a Catholic School soon after his parents moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn New York. When Al was fourteen years old he dropped out of school as soon as he was expelled for hitting a female teacher right in the face. After he dropped out Capone picked up small odd jobs around his neighborhood which included being a pin-boy at a bowling alley, and a clerk at a candy store. It was around the same time that Al took to crime. He looked up to Johnny Torrio who was a gangster back in his day. He looked up to Johnny and often said that he thinks of him as his mentor. Al Capone has been linked to being part of two child gangs; The Junior Forty Thieves, the Bowery Boys, Five Points gang, the Brooklyn Rippers, and a couple others. He also did some racketeer work for Frankie Yale who was a gangster/bartender on Coney Island. You could say that Frankie Yale was Al Capone's real first crime employer. Frankie Yale worked in a dance hall called the Harvard Inn and it was here that Al Capone received his recognizable scare that gave him the nickname Scarface. He insulted a woman, her brother came after him, and the brother sliced his face. The lesson will teach you how easy its going to be when it comes to drawing Al Capone. Have fun people and enjoy!


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Ham and Asparagus Casserole
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.
Makes4 servings
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen cut asparagus or 1 pound fresh asparagus, 1/2-inch cuts
- 4 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
- 1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1/4 cup shredded Velveeta
- 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup half-and-half cream or evaporated milk
- 1 cup condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1 cup soft bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- In a large saucepan, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add asparagus; cover and boil for 3 minutes. Drain and immediately place asparagus in ice water. Drain and pat dry.
- In a 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, combine the asparagus, eggs and ham; sprinkle tapioca evenly over all. Stir in the cheese, green pepper, onion and parsley.
- In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, cream and soup; add to casserole and mix thoroughly. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over top.
- Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand a few minutes before serving.
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This was great after EasterI added mushrooms and celery, doubled the ham, 2 more eggs, and used red pepper instead of green. Mixed it all together, except the cheese. Used the whole can of soup and doubled the milk. Baked 30 minutes. Mixed a little to absorb liquid more. Doubled cheese and sprinkled on top. Then baked another 15 minutes. Family loved it! Thank you Taste of Home for helping me put dinner on the table once again! :-)
Apr 3, 2016
Very good! No change to recipe.
Mar 25, 2013
Made this today and it was really good. I didn't pre-cook my fresh asparagus and it was perfect. I was a little generous with my ingredients, so I added a whole can of soup and 3/4 cup of milk, along with another tablespoon of tapioca to thicken it all up. It was delicious.
May 17, 2012
Made this with fresh asparagus from the garden and diced ham frozen from Easter. Great flavor blend and we went back for seconds. Can't wait to make this for the grown kids and grandkids.
May 17, 2012
Made this tonight for DH and I. I did make a few changes to the recipe........Instead of Velveeta, I used about 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. I added about 1/4 cup of French's Fried Onions to the casserole and instead of the bread crumbs and butter.....I garnished the top of the casserole with more of the French fried onions...(the ones used for Green Bean Casserole). I put the onions over the casserole in the last 7 minutes of the bake time. Oh...I also added one can of french cut green beans! Can't wait to make this again! It would be great for a brunch also!
Nov 21, 2011
This is so warm and filling and tastes great, a nice winters dish
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Why hasn't REST succeeded in the enterprise? Not of course because it isn't actually any better than SOAP for enterprise scenarios and is indeed much, much worse in many. Nope.
But first there is the reason why REST is successful
His presentation showed that 73% of the APis on Programmable Web use REST. SOAP is far behind but is still represented in 17% of the APIs.This is like going to France, doing a language survey and declaring that French is the most popular language in the US. So what would doing the same query on the likes of Oracle, SAP, IBM or Microsoft's enterprise technology stacks deliver? I assumed the number to beat would be huge and got ready for some serious searching.... but the number to beat is 2368... errr seriously? I've worked in single enterprises where they had more SOAP endpoints than that. When you include the libraries of WSDLs from SAP and Oracle and the Behemoth that is Oracle AIA has so many that Oracle don't boast about it as it might make it look complicated. Back in 2005 folks at Oracle boasted about over 3000 web services across their applications. Now before people bleat about this being proof of SOAP complexity... that just makes you a hypocrite if you on one hand use the ProgrammableWeb stats as "proof" of RESTs success but then try and use the massive volume of WSDLs out there as proof of SOAP's "complexity.
I'm also here not even into the global standards that use SOAP every day for B2B, people like SWIFT, Open Airlines... shall I go on and on? 2400 APIs is a success? SOAP isn't anywhere near that? Like I say its like going to France and claiming French is the most spoken language on the planet.
All this just proves what I've said for a long time. REST works for information traversal, but its not set up for the enterprise. So what is the issue with REST not displacing SOAP in the enterprise?
"All the tools, hires, licenses & codebase has been built around SOAP for a decade," Loveless wrote on Twitter. "Hard to turn on a dime."
Wow, the bare facedness of this statement is hard to beat. REST has been kicking on this door for over half of that time and some folks argue that in fact it predates SOAP. So it really is bullshit to claim that its all the fault of tools & codebase. SOAP replaced old EAI approaches in a couple of years in new enterprise projects. We went from a situation with everyone in about 1998 doing proprietary EAI integration, with occasional CORBA for RPC, to everyone by 2002 doing Web Services with some JMS. People in 2005 were telling me that REST was the future and REST would win, and now SIX YEARS LATER people are bleating about 10 years of SOAP adoption...
If an approach is better for integration in the enterprise it will be adopted. REST isn't better, yet, for enterprise integration because it fundamentally remains a developer approach not a professional enterprise approach. SOAP isn't complex, technically it might suck (hell my father said "great we've now got enough processing cycles to burn that ASCII-RPC has finally made it") but conceptually its simple, and when managing complex estates with lots of different people that conceptual simplicity on the head.
Michael Cote of Redmonk hits the nail partially on the head when he says
"As enterprise development teams start including cloud technologies in their applications, incompatible cloud platforms and APIs will be a huge road block," said Michael Cote, analyst at RedMonk. "We're already seeing a clamoring for tools and services that integrate this spaghetti bowl of end-points, and they're only going to become more important to realizing the benefits of cloud development."In other words the lack of a formal contract and standard interface mechanism remains the real reason why REST isn't being adopted in the enterprise.
What SOAP did was solve a problem that the enterprise had. How do I describe integration interfaces so my systems on different technology stacks can communicate and do so in a way that enables my teams to work independently of each other. REST does not solve this problem in an effective way and bleating about "dynamic interfaces" being "better" misses the whole point of what has made B2B and Machine 2 Machine integration successful down the years, namely a focus on people-centric approaches rather than technical centric ones.
Unfortunately with REST there appears to be an active movement to stop this professionalism creeping into it and defining new standards that will actually make REST better for the enterprise.
REST needs a standard way to publish its API and for a way to notify changes in that API. This is a "solved" problem in IT but for some reason the REST community appears to prefer blaming others for the lack of enterprise success of their technology rather than facing up to the simple reality:
SOAP got some things right and the biggest thing it got right was a shareable and toolable contract (WSDL) which enabled interfaces to be published in a standard way which included by functional and data standards.
SOAP isn't undead, its very much living in the enterprise and indeed being the only real viable approach when integrating package solutions from a number of vendors (a massive piece of enterprise IT). REST however barely registers, less than 2500 APIs after all these years of development? Pathetic.
REST for the enterprise isn't undead... its been still-born for over five years.
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United Nations Day - 24 October
English: http://www.un.org/en/events/unday/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/events/unday/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/events/unday/
UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948.
Current Reports by UN Agencies, Programmes, Funds, Departments, and Offices
Useful new website available on the UN Media Document Centre.
DESA Website available in all 6 UN languages
To further promote multilingualism in the UN Secretariat, the new website of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is now also available in all 6 UN languages. The new language sites provide the same set of interactive multimedia features and accessibility from mobile devices as the English version launched in June this year. All language versions are linked from the main site and come with an improved navigation structure to better incorporate latest developments on the Internet. Users have access to the About Us, In Focus, News and USG/ASGs pages in all UN official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
"UN Chronicle: The Magazine of the United Nations" – redesigned website
English: http://unchronicle.un.org/
French: http://unchronicle.un.org/fr/
Spanish: http://unchronicle.un.org/es/
The UN Chronicle, a quarterly journal published by the Department of Public Information since 1946, covers information and debate on activities of the United Nations system. It features essays and opinions from official, non-governmental, academic, and policymaking groups connected with the Organization. The journal covers a wide-range of topics including: human rights; economic, social and political issues; peacekeeping operations; international conferences; youth related matters; women and children; and global health.
UN-EU Partnership Report
The eighth annual Partnership Report "Saving and Improving Lives" presents this year the United Nations-European Union partnership for food and nutrition security from 2008 to 2012. The web photo publication and the videos included in the report will take you through the results of our work on the ground.
UN System Organizational Chart – revised version (DPI/2470/Rev.3, August 2013)
English: http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/org_chart.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/fr/aboutun/structure/org_chart.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/aboutun/structure/org_chart.shtml
Global contribution for global peace (DPKO)
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations' (DPKO) Public Affairs Section has launched its latest digital campaign on 'A global contribution for global peace,' to acknowledge over 110 countries that contribute more than 95,000 UN military and police personnel to UN peacekeeping. They come from nations large and small, rich and poor. They bring different cultures and experience to the job, but are united in their determination for peace.
On Duty For Peace
The Booklet showcases the achievements of the United Nations Police Division (UNPOL) over the past five years. It explores topics such as contributing countries, female recruitment, and global successes, helping to highlight these issues and to aid UN Police with recruitment.
Security Council Concept Paper: Security Council Open Debate on Women, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice in Conflict-affected Situation (18 October 2013)
English, French & Spanish: http://undocs.org/S/2013/587
The Security Council held an open debate entitled "Women, rule of law and transitional justice in conflict-affected situations" on 18 October 2013. For the debate, Azerbaijan had prepared this concept note.
Security Council Concept Paper: Security Council High-level Meeting on Small Arms (26 September 2013)
English, French & Spanish: http://undocs.org/S/2013/536
The Security Council held a high-level meeting on the subject "Small arms: the impact of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons on international peace and security" on Thursday, 26 September 2013. Australia had prepared a concept note to inform the discussion.
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations – Fact Sheet: 31 August 2013 (DPI/1634/Rev.148, September 2013)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/bnote0813.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml
United Nations Political and Peacebuilding Missions – Fact Sheet: 31 August 2013 (DPI/2166/Rev.122, September 2013)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/ppbm.pdf
French: https://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/documents/ppbmf.pdf
The Arab Millennium Development Goals Report: Facing Challenges and Looking Beyond 2015
This report is a response to a request by the United Nations General Assembly for a periodic assessment of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It was jointly prepared by the League of Arab States, the United Nations organizations members of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) and the Regional United Nations Development Group for the Arab States, and coordinated by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
Doubling Digital Opportunities: Enhancing the Inclusion of Women & Girls in the Information Society (UNESCO / ITU)
A new report released on 21 September 2013 by the Broadband Commission Working Group on Broadband and Gender reveals a 'significant and pervasive' 'tech gap' in access to information and communication technologies (ICTs). Globally, the report estimates that there are currently 200 million fewer women online than men, and warns that the gap could grow to 350 million within the next three years if action is not taken. The report brings together extensive research from UN agencies, Commission members and partners from industry, government and civil society, to create the first comprehensive global snapshot of broadband access by gender.
Global Knowledge Gateway for Women's Economic Empowerment
UN Women has launched a Global Knowledge platform to galvanize women's economic empowerment. This open online platform seeks to re-vitalize women's economic empowerment by building connections, and bringing together people who need resources with those that have them.
Global Report: 2013 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic (UNAIDS)
World closing in on Millennium Development Goal 6, globally the AIDS epidemic has been halted and reversed—race is on to reach universal access to HIV treatment. New HIV infections among adults and children were estimated at 2.3 million in 2012, a 33% reduction since 2001. New HIV infections among children have been reduced to 260 000 in 2012, a reduction of 52% since 2001. AIDS-related deaths have also dropped by 30% since the peak in 2005 as access to antiretroviral treatment expands.
The Industrial Competitiveness of Nations: Looking back, forging ahead (UNIDO)
Despite lower industrial growth caused by the recent economic recession and a reduced share in world manufacturing output, high-income industrialized countries continue to rank highest in UNIDO's competitive industrial performance index. This Competitive Industrial Performance Report 2012/2013 discusses the concept of competitiveness and industrial performance, and presents statistical data for the composite and eight base-indicators. The competitive industrial performance (CIP) index benchmarks countries' ability to produce and export manufactured goods competitively, indicates whether structural change towards high value added technology intensive industrial sectors has taken place, and shows the impact of a country's industrial production on the world market. Japan ranked first in competitive industrial performance, followed by Germany and the United States. Among other major industrialized economies, the Republic of Korea ranked fourth, France tenth, Italy 11th, the United Kingdom 14th and Canada 17th.
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5): Climate Change 2013 - The Physical Science Basis
Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe. Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth's surface than any preceding decade since 1850. "Heat waves are very likely to occur more frequently and last longer. As the Earth warms, we expect to see currently wet regions receiving more rainfall, and dry regions receiving less, although there will be exceptions.
Marking Progress against Child Labour: Global estimates and trends 2000-2012 (ILO)
English, French, Spanish & Portuguese: http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Informationresources/WCMS_221513/lang--en/index.htm
A new report says that the global number of child labourers has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million. But even the latest improved rate of decline is not enough to achieve the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
Measuring the Information Society - MIS Report 2013 (ITU)
Report in English, Executive summary in English, French and Spanish: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/publications/mis2013.aspx
The report projects that by the end of the year, 40 per cent of the world's population – 2.7 billion people – will be online, as mobile broadband has become the fastest growing segment of the global information and communication technology (ICT) market. The 5th edition estimates that by the end of 2013, there will be some 6.8 billion mobile-cellular subscription – almost as many as there are people on the planet.
State of Food Insecurity in the World - SOFI 2013 (FAO / WFP / IFAD)
English: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/
French: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/2013/fr/
Spanish: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/2013/es/
Some 842 million people, or roughly one in eight, suffered from chronic hunger in 2011-13, not getting enough food to lead active and healthy lives. The vast majority of hungry people live in developing regions, while 15.7 million live in developed countries. The report estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the MDG and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets.
The State of European Cities in Transition 2013: Taking stock after 20 years of reform (UN-HABITAT)
Report: http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getElectronicVersion.aspx?nr=3493&alt=1
Executive Summary: http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=3504
The transitional European countries are now in different stages of their transition to prosperous, just and democratic societies. As we look at the challenges of the future, The State of European Cities in Transition 2013 offers insight and analysis to inform and enlighten.
State of the Least Developed Countries, 2013: Follow up of the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (UN-OHRLLS)
Two years into the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action, LDCs have made some progress on many of the goals and targets. Most LDCs continue to face pervasive poverty. The deteriorating global economic environment is transmitting to LDCs for example through declining ODA flows. Looking forward, the international community should give due priority to LDCs in the efforts to accelerate MDGs and formulate the post-2015 UN Development Agenda.
Toward a Fiscal Union for the Euro Area (IMF Staff Discussion Note, September 2013)
A new paper from International Monetary Fund staff argues that advancing fiscal integration would help address a number of gaps in the euro area's architecture. Alongside the banking union, a fiscal union would reduce the incidence and severity of future crises by strengthening fiscal discipline and providing a minimum amount of insurance against deep recessions. While putting in place a fiscal union will take time, providing a roadmap for implementation is viewed as essential to anchor confidence in the euro area's viability, thereby also supporting current crisis management efforts. European policymakers have taken important steps to strengthen fiscal and economic governance frameworks. However, vigorous implementation and robust enforcement mechanisms are a prerequisite for greater fiscal integration. With these safeguards in place, according to the paper, a clearer ex ante approach to fiscal discipline and cross-country insurance mechanisms—as opposed to a strategy that relies exclusively on support when crises have already occurred—would further strengthen the architecture and ensure stability of the Economic and Monetary Union.
World Development Report 2014: Risk and Opportunity - Managing Risk for Development (World Bank)
In the face of social unrest, economic crises, and more frequent natural disasters, preparation and recovery efforts by governments, communities, and individuals have become increasingly essential. Effective risk management can provide both resilience to withstand adverse events and the ability to take advantage of development opportunities. It is, therefore, a critical ingredient in the fight to end poverty, says this new report from the World Bank Group released on 6 October 2013.
20 Wears working for Human Rights: 1993 World Conference on Human Rights
As part of the activities to mark its 20th Anniversary, the UN Human Rights Office launched on 11 October 2013 a special website and a timeline of key events in the human rights field in the past 20 years, from the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on 25 June 1993 through Human Rights Day 2013.
Torture and Deaths in Detention in Libya - October 2013 (OHCHR / UNSMIL)
The United Nations issued a report on 1 October 2013 about the torture and ill-treatment of detainees in Libya, recommending swift action to transfer detainees held by armed brigades to effective State control and renewed efforts to build the capacity of the criminal justice system. The report is issued jointly by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in implementation of UNSMIL's mandate of assisting Libyans in promoting human rights. This includes supporting Libyan efforts against arbitrary detention and torture, by monitoring abuses in detention centres, advocating for remedial action, advising on judicial reform and building the capacity of Libya's corrections system. The report is based on information gathered first-hand during UNSMIL's visits to nearly 30 detention centres over two years, including information from detainees, family members, officials and civil society, as well as documentation such as medical reports.
The Arctic Sunrise Case (Kingdom of the Netherlands v. Russian Federation)
English: http://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/press_releases_english/PR_201_E.pdf
French: http://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/press_releases_french/PR_201_F.pdf
A request for the prescription of provisional measures pending the constitution of an arbitral tribunal was submitted on 21 October 2013 to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in a dispute with the Russian Federation. The dispute concerns the arrest and detention of the vessel Arctic Sunrise and its crew by authorities of the Russian Federation. The Arctic Sunrise, which flies the flag of the Netherlands, is an icebreaker operated by Greenpeace International.
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In Day Nine of "Twenty Days Toward More Mindful Mothering", we looked at our abilities to set boundaries. And, one thing I really wanted to hammer in was that boundaries work both ways – it is not something that we only set for our children, but something we also set for ourselves. We need to set boundaries on how we handle the emotional things in life, especially the negative emotions in life that people hand us or that we think cause us to feel the way we do, because as we do this we model this for our children. We must help our children rise up out of their own negativity as well, if they have those tendencies, and do that through the boundaries we set on how we allow ourselves to be treated.
A large part of setting boundaries for children is knowing what are the realistic expectations for each age. If you are setting a boundary based upon some idea that the child "should" be able to do this, but the child really is not developmentally capable of this, then this is going to be a problem! It is one thing to help a child rise up to something that are capable of doing, but one must also be realistic and not expect ten year old things out of a three-year old!
This by itself could be a small book, but let's point out a few highlights for realistic expectation for age three up through age eight in this three-part post!
AGE THREE: Three is very, very little. Very TINY. Say that with me! TINY! According to Waldorf parenting and pedagogy, the first three years are for the establishment for walking (which takes about two and a half years to be a very mature walker without needing the arms for balance, being able to run, stop and start suddenly, etc); then the development of speech and the development of thinking as first seen by use of the term "I". These are the main goals for the first three years.
Then we start moving into other areas…
Some parents get very upset around the three and a half year mark as children start to exert some will and push against the forms of the day and the rhythms you have crafted. This is very normal. Typical developmental things about the three and a half -year-olds include (this is according to the Gesell Institute, not necessarily my personal opinion!):
Age Three and A Half
- Turbulent, troubled period of disequilibrium, the simplest event or occasion can elicit total rebellion; strong and secure gross motor abilities may turn more into stumbling, falling, at this age; new- found verbal ability such as "I'll cut you in pieces!" and lots of whining — Keep your ho-hum on! Continue reading


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I don't know anyone who works for Penney's, but when making an online purchase a while back I signed up for their email newsletter, through which I always get the Friends and Family offers. The other week I was able to get several marked down pairs of tights for only $1.68 each (usually $10)! I would've bought more, but I cleaned my local store out of the smallest size. (8
Use Less Cash for Your JCPenney Purchase
JCPenney was one of the first department stores I ever shopped at. With a wide-selection of solid brands and locations all over the Midwest, I quickly learned it could be a great place to shop when the sale was right.
Know the Basics. Like most stores, JCPenney has a method to its markdown madness. According to a rep from their corporate office, here is what you can expect when it comes to saving:
- Sale events can last anywhere from 1 day to a week. While markdowns can go as high as 70% off, it is possible to find higher savings at outlets, clearance racks, and overstock catalogs. (Read on for details.)
Online shopping offers a way to have your purchases shipped to your door, although often at a premium. Free shipping promotions are offered throughout the year (usually with a minimum purchase requirement) and return shipping for for any catalog or online item is free.
Sales are company-wide, and the biggest savings can be found on seasonal merchandise, including: denim sales during Back-To-School shopping, gifts and gadgets before Christmas, jewelry before Valentine's Day, women's clothing before Mother's Day, and men's clothing before Father's Day.
Clearance markdowns can happen at any time, but the most drastic reductions take place at the end of January, the end of June, and the end of September (before the new seasonal items are put out.)
Advertised promotions and printable coupons can be found at the JCPenney website, and customers can sign up for special email newsletters for even more inside info on the latest deals.
Use Store Credit. Kim Wolinski, MSW Professional Organizer, www.DrDeClutter.com offers this advice, "If you have a credit card, you get their specials in mailer form, including a coupon for $10 for anything you want several times a year. If you spend certain amounts on your credit card, you get more savings and specials that others don't. (NOTE: Clearly, paying off credit cards is also important as they are retail credit cards and are very high in interest.)" Unlike typical store credit cards, which require a minimum purchase amount to activate their savings, or use a "points" system to earn rewards, JCPenney card-holders just have to have an active card to get the savings coupons. Who couldn't use $10 off a $10 purchase?
Shop by Catalog. Online shopping is pretty slick, but catalogs still have their benefits. By signing up for catalog mailings from JCPenney, you can take advantage of exclusive offers in their overstock and clearance catalogs. These items usually sell out quickly, and can give customers a savings of up to 90% off!
Cruise the Clearance Racks. JCPenney has amazing clearance deals from time to time. By checking the markdowns at the beginning of each sale period, it is possible to get high-quality and fashionable clothing pieces at a drastically reduced price. An example of this is the $1.88 clearance price for baby and toddler's separates that they do each fall. I was able to buy each of my 3 boys an entire wardrobe (matching, of course) for under $40. It was a savings of over $300!
Shop the Outlets. James Hills of MarketingHelpNet gave us the scoop on JCPenneys' outlet locations. With big savings to offer customers (and a great selection of larger sizes, including Big and Tall Men), outlet shopping can be a super savings strategy. (For a list of all JCPenney outlet locations, visit OutletBound.com.
Use Tips from the Trenches. Store managers have some of the best tips to offer shoppers:
- Each receipt from your store purchase will have an opportunity to fill out an online survey on your shopping experience. By taking a few minutes to share your feedback, you will be rewarded with a 15% printable coupon for your next shopping trip! (Limit of one survey savings opportunity every 30 days.)
- Check your local newspaper on weekends for circular inserts containing big savings. They will usually include $ off coupons based on your total purchase amount ($10 off $50, for example).
- JCPenney holds a quarterly VIP event on Sunday evening offering big discounts. If you are signed up for the store credit card, you will get a postcard in the mail notifying you of the event.
- Another fantastic quarterly savings opportunity is the Friends and Family event. If you are acquainted with an employee, they can give you a coupon allowing you to use their 20% discount.
As you can see, there is huge potential to save big at your favorite JCPenney. And those special $10 off $10 coupons we told you about? They have been arriving in mailboxes around the country starting yesterday. Keep us posted on how you do on your next shopping trip, and many thanks to everyone who gave us a look at their own shopping strategies!
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In my area, shipping to the store is NOT free. They charge based on the zip code of the store - for me it ends up only a dollar or so cheaper than shipping directly to me.
I'm also on their email list, which means that I get at least 2 or 3 emails per week, often offering free shipping or a percent off. They also offer a $$ off coupon on my birthday and at other times of year.
Shipping an online purchase to your local store is NOT free. Its not even discounted. That may have been true in the past, but it certainly is not now, I had the option just yesterday of paying $9.95 to ship a BRA to my home or the local store, it made no difference, the charge was the same.
One of my favorites is Wednesday deals on the internet site. Go to outlet and then to Wednesday deals. Check early in the morning cause the good deals go fast!
I really like Penney's, and I buy most of my soft goods there. My wife loves their housewares department (curtains, rugs etc).
One thing that annoys me to no end though is that their catalog, website, and retail stores are almost completely seperate enterprises. Not only do they carry different merchandise, they also have greatly different prices on the same items.
They have gotten a bit better about it. I think you can return catalog and website merchandise to the stores now, but the arcane way of ordering from their catalog has turned me off from them entirely.
Think about it. In some stores not only can you check stock online, you can pay for it and have it waiting for you when you get there. Why can't J.C.Penney do this?
Great blog that is related to JC Penney Outlets that it is one of the first department stores and is the best. We can get different brands of clothing specially in jeans and summer wears. Its really heartening to know that it is one of the biggest brand store in apparel in United States.


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VIDEO: England and the north
Englishness is on the rise. On Wednesday 20th November a wide range of people came together to debate this question in Manchester as part of the Festival of Englishness, co-hosted by British Future, IPPR and the Social Action and Research Foundation. Listen to what various speakers at the event had to say.


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Trek Bicycle announced today that it has signed on as the title sponsor of the inaugural Trek Cyclocross Collective Cup. Scheduled for September 21st and 22nd in Waterloo, Wisconsin, the race will take place on the grounds of Trek world headquarters.
"Trek is pulling out all the stops for the Trek Cyclocross Collective Cup," said Trek Road Brand Manager Michael Mayer. "Our collaboration with the Trek Cyclocross Collective and Katie Compton has been a huge success and we had to find a way to bring the party to Waterloo. The Trek CXC Cup was the perfect opportunity to host a national level event in our hometown."
After four years managing a key stop in the USGP CX series, the promotion team of John Ericsson and Renee Callaway, who started the race in 2008, have taken back the reins, ensuring international level cyclocross returns to the Midwest.
"We started the UCI event in Wisconsin several years ago because we had such a passionate cyclocross community hungry for a national level event," said promoter John Ericsson. "I'm extremely excited to be working with Trek as they have so much enthusiasm for the sport and are the perfect partner to help us ensure a top quality race and a great fan experience in 2013."
The Trek CXC Cup will feature two days of racing for UCI C2 points for elite racers but Saturday will feature higher prize payout levels equal to a UCI C1 race. In addition, the elite women will race for equal prize money as deep as the men's list on both Saturday and Sunday. "Although we are disappointed not to retain our UCI C1 status for Saturday's race we intend to go forward with the higher prize payout and hold one of the best events of the season," said promoter Renee Callaway.
In addition to the professional events, amateur races for USAC licensed riders will be held on both days. With 600 participants riding each day in previous years, the Trek CXC Cup will be one of the largest cyclocross events in the Midwest.
"The folks at Trek love cyclocross and they really know how to have a good time and put on a great event," said Trek Cyclocross Collective rider Katie Compton. "I have heard a little bit about the course and have a feeling it will be hard but super fun to ride."
Registration for the the Trek CXC Cup will open at 5:00 pm on Friday, August 16th, for all categories at BikeReg.com. Riders, fans, and sponsors can learn more about the race, location, and venue at trekcxccup.com.
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LESLIE: Alright. Now we're going to help Jackie tackle a mysterious odor in the bathroom and I promise you, it's not coming from where you think. (Tom chuckles) Jackie, welcome.
JACKIE: Hi. Hey, this is really a mystery and I'm glad you're answering our call because my daughter – who's not on the line with me – but she has had this same problem at her house.
TOM: Mm-hmm.
JACKIE: It started at my house, originally, where I have this strange odor coming from the sink. I've finally identified it was from the sink and it smells kind of moldy and I put a HEPA filter in the room – big, you know, clean room-type HEPA filter – my husband is into surplus – and that didn't help. I put a little Clorox down the drain and I think it must have helped because I haven't noticed it since but then she had the same thing in her bathroom. Hers is a little more complicated.
TOM: Actually, it's called bio-film and what happens is …
JACKIE: Oh, I see.
TOM: … you get a growth on the inside of the pipes; it has an odor associated with it.
JACKIE: Yep.
TOM: And what you need to do is use a mildicide and you need to actually sort of remove the drain or pull out the stopper – and maybe with something that's like a bottle brush, you've got to sort of scrub the inside of the trap because the bio-film pretty much grows on the inside of the pipes and this will happen with showers and sinks. And it does make it stink really bad.
JACKIE: Oh, it's horrible.
TOM: Yeah, (Leslie chuckles) well that will straighten it up.
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Spot the Space Station looking at you
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and five astronauts from America and Russia are flying on the International Space Station 400 km above us – but did you know they are sharing live views of our planet and you can even see their home at night?
Circling Earth at 28 800 km/h, it takes only 90 minutes to complete a circuit of our planet – while cameras transmit the incredible view for everybody to see.
Find out where the Station is and enjoy the same views as the astronauts by visiting ESA's Space Station tracker. The orbital outpost flies over the planet between latitudes 52ºN/S, reaching from the tip of South America to the UK.
As it skims overhead, it looks like a bright star travelling smoothly across the heavens. Unlike aircraft, though, its light holds steady and it will always appear from the west and head eastwards.
ESA's app for Apple smartphones and tablets keeps you updated on the trajectories of all ESA satellites, including the Space Station. Alternatively go to NASA's Spot the Station website and enter your city to receive alerts of when it next flies over your area.
Share the view
Taking a picture as the astronauts streak through the night sky is not difficult. Keep your camera steady on a tripod and make sure your exposure time is more than 30 seconds. If all goes well, you should capture a white streak that is the Station flying at 23 times the speed of sound.
Make the picture more interesting by framing a landmark in the foreground and share your creation with the world. Tweet the image with the hashtag #SpotTheStation with the location in brackets such as {Berlin, Germany} and your image will automatically be added to an interactive map.
Spot the Station is a joint project by NASA, Esri, the Canadian Centre of Geographic Sciences and Alexander's crewmate Reid Wiseman. The locations and images will be collected throughout their mission until Alexander, Reid and commander Maxim Suraev return to Earth in November.
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Thrillion: When the exam is a ball
For the past 25 years, Frances Lee-Vandell (with help from Cricket Jaber) has taught sixth through eight graders the fine points of ballroom dancing and table manners. Their "final exam" is the Jefferson Cotillion at the Farmington Country Club.
Sunday, December 7, was the big night for this year's class. While the Vernon Fischer Quartet jammed some smoking samba, swing, and waltz numbers, little boys in suits and tall girls in gowns stepped like pros under the beaming gaze of mamas and daddys.
After the Bunny Hop (a bouncier version of the conga line), the young men and young ladies took their seats for a five-course meal. With the utmost care and politeness, the boys stood until the girls were seated and napkins were placed in laps. Smooth dinner conversation, middle-school style, ensued.
The Jefferson Cotillion also gave something back to the community. Each of the 40 or so kids brought a present for donation to the Salvation Army Toy Lift. A very important lesson for everyone: Politeness and the fox trot will get you only so far in life. You need to be generous and caring to be a true gentleman or lady.
Frances Lee-Vandell leads the Bunny Hop.
These kids are dance machines!
The smokin' Vernon Fischer Quartet. Hot!
Ian Foster (a.k.a. Mr. Smooth) works the camera with his mother, Liana.
Dance instructor Cricket Jaber and Cotillion organizer Arlene Lee
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Oxygen Software announces a major upgrade to its flagship mobile forensic product, Oxygen Forensic Suite. Version 5.0 of Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 introduces significantly improved global search capabilities allowing investigators finding many types of evidence located in multiple devices with a single search, brings an all-new look to its main desktop, accommodating for larger screens and multiple-display configuration with the choice of icons in multiple sizes.
The new release of Oxygen's flagship forensic tool is more powerful and easier to use than ever, offering a range of enhancements over the previous 2012 release. The new product brings in some greatly extended global search capabilities, offers simpler navigation and becomes easier to use in high-resolution and multiple display configurations. A new Card View option is added to PDF export engine to allow for cleaner, simpler reports.Enhanced Global Search
Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 v.5.0 takes searching capabilities to a whole new level, introducing multiple additional types of searches compared to the earlier release. With version 5.0, investigators will be able to search the entire database of devices for exact matches, run loose searches with OR and AND logical operators, and search all data sources for specific types of information such as e-mail addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers and geo coordinates. The new and improved search capabilities make locating evidence faster and easier.
New Reporting with New PDF Export Option
Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 adds a new PDF export option, allowing PDF reports to be saved in Card View mode. The new Card View more offers cleaner and more convenient data representation. The new mode can be enabled or disabled individually in each section's Report settings.
The added exporting mode makes PDF reports look cleaner and much easier on the eye. The new reports make it much easier to switch between different sections, and make different persons and their contact information appear in a more prominent distinct manner. Overall, the new reporting mode offers a sharp, concise and distinct view on acquired evidence both on paper and on the display.
Improved Desktop
In year 2013, many forensic specialists are already using big-screen displays or multiple display configurations. Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 can now make use of the extra space by offering the choice of different view modes. The three view modes allow achieving better representation with the user's screen size and resolution as well as display configuration.
Simplified Navigation
Several frequently used functions such as "Search", "Key Evidence" and "Communication statistics" are now moved from tabs to sections list and can now be applied to the entire case.
About Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013
Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 helps investigators and forensic specialists access and analyze data from a variety of mobile devices such as cell phones, smartphones, communicators, PDA and tablet PCs. Currently supporting more than 6,300 different models, Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 covers the widest range of mobile devices compared to competition, and allows fully automated acquisition and analysis of supported devices.
The unique Timeline feature offers convenient, single-place access to all activities and movements performed by the user arranged by date and time. Investigators can track user location at every moment, build and map their historic routes, and clearly see all activities performed by the user at each location. Timeline is now available for analyzing DMG images.
Another signature feature of Oxygen Forensic Suite allows investigators performing a global search on all devices ever analyzed with the toolkit. The global search quickly reveals any connections (e.g. common contacts, exchanged calls, texts or emails) between the phone owners.
Oxygen's statistical analysis tools allow investigators discover social connections between the users of multiple mobile devices. Calls, text messages and Skype conversations are analyzed to produce charts and tables revealing the users' closest circle at a glance.
Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013 guarantees zero-footprint operation, leaving no traces and making no modifications to the content of the devices, making it the tool of choice among government and law enforcement agencies, security services and forensic organizations in more than fifty countries.
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Founded in 2000, Oxygen Software offers the most advanced forensic data examination tools for smartphones and mobile devices. The company is dedicated in delivering the most universal forensic solution covering the widest range of mobile devices running Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iOS, and Android operating systems. As a result, Oxygen Forensic Suite receives great response at forensic conferences, exhibitions and trainings, and occupies a spot in the top of the list in relevant tests for extracting more data than competitors.
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This series consists of talks in the area of Quantum Matter.
Holographic duality is a duality between quantum many-body systems (boundary) and gravity systems with one additional spatial dimension (bulk). In this talk, I will describe a new approach to holographic duality for lattice systems, called the exact holographic mapping. The key idea of this approach can be summarized by two points: 1) The bulk theory is nothing but the boundary theory viewed in a different basis. 2) Space-time geometry is determined by the structure of correlations and quantum entanglement in a quantum state.
A topological phase is a phase of matter which cannot be characterized by a local order parameter. We first introduce non-local order parameters that can detect symmetry protected topological (SPT) phases in 1D systems and then show how to generalize the idea to detect symmetry enriched topological (SET) phases in 2D. SET phases are new structures that occur in topologically ordered systems in the presence of symmetries. We introduce simple methods to detect the SET order directly from a complete set of topologically degenerate ground state wave functions.
The talk is divided into two parts: in the first, I will talk about dynamics of far-from equilibrium initial states in different lattice models. I will present results of quench dynamics of the XXZ-Heisenberg magnet, where interesting physics emerges after quenching the system. Then I will present results for scattering of solitonic objects in different integrable and non-integrable lattice models. In the second part, I will talk about dynamics of impurity systems.
The quantum spin liquid is an emergent new state of matter, which has attracted a lot of recent attention. In particular, the time reversal symmetry broken spin liquid (Kalmeyer et. al. and Wen et. al.), characterized by the chiral ordering and fractionalized quasi-particle as a realization of the fractional quantum Hall state had been proposed for more than 20 years, but never identified as the true ground state in any more generic (e.g. Heisenberg spin exchange) models with time reversal symmetry.
What is the price of naturalness? In minimal extensions of the standard model, stringent limits on new colored particles and measurements of Higgs properties from the LHC severely challenge the hypothesis of naturalness of the electroweak scale. However, these measurements also provide unprecedented guidance in exploring non-minimal models of new electroweak physics.
A non-perturbative definition of anomaly-free chiral fermions and bosons in 1+1D spacetime as finite quantum systems on 1D lattice is proposed. In particular, any 1+1D anomaly-free chiral matter theory can be defined as finite quantum systems on 1D lattice with on-site symmetry, if we include strong interactions between matter fields. Our approach provides another way, apart from Ginsparg-Wilson fermions approach, to avoid the fermion-doubling challenge.
Quantum spin liquid (QSL) is an exotic phase of matter and provides an interesting example of emergent non-locality. Even though many materials have been proposed as candidates for QSLs, there is no direct confirmation of QSLs in any of these systems. Quantum spin ice (QSI) is a physical realization of U(1) QSLs on the pyrochlore lattice. We consider a class of electron systems in which dipolar-octupolar Kramers doublets arise on the pyrochlore lattice. In the localized limit, the Kramers doublets are described by the effective spin 1/2 pseudospins.
The amplitude mode is a ubiquitous phenomenon in systems with broken continuous symmetry and effective relativistic dynamics, and has been observed in magnets, charge density waves, cold atom systems, and superconductors. It is a simple analog of the Higgs boson of particle physics. I will discuss the properties of the amplitude mode and its somewhat surprising visibility in two-dimensional systems, recently confirmed in cold atom experiments.
In the study of strongly-correlated insulators, a long-standing puzzle remained open for over 40 years. Some Kondo insulators (or mixed-valent insulators) display strange electrical transport that cannot be understood if one assumes that it is governed by the three-dimensional bulk. In this talk, I show that some 3D Kondo insulators have the right ingredients to be topological insulators, which we called "topological Kondo insulators".
A quantum spin liquid is a hypothesized ground state of a
magnet without long-range magnetic order. Similar to a liquid, which is
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the symmetries and exhibits strong correlations between spins. First proposed
by P. W. Anderson in 1973, it has remained a conjecture until recently. In the
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Development Assistance Projects for Developing Human Capital
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Please check back later for the full article.
Several Asian countries work in partnership with international development agencies to develop human capital for their national development. Human capital theory emphasizes the importance of education and training to improve the workforce skills and productivity of workers participating in the changing global knowledge economy and 21st-century capitalism. Accordingly, a relevant place to start is with an analysis of relevant human capital theories, followed by a presentation of the different aid modalities and projects of education and training (from higher education projects to other human capital development projects) practiced by the Asian national governments in cooperation with their international development counterparts. Finally, key are the implications of future formulations and implementation of development assistance projects for developing human capital in the developing world.


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U.S. Asked to Intervene for Christian Citizen Jailed in Iran
Pastor Saeed Abedini angered the Iranian government by helping start house churches after converting from Islam to Christianity.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith could face execution if the government is not pressured to release him, warned an international religious-freedom advocacy group.
"As more individuals and governments around the world take notice of Pastor Saeed's case, the pressure on Iran to release him and stop violating religious liberty will increase," said Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the Washington-based American Center for Law and Justice.
In a Jan. 14 post on the law center's website, Sekulow explained that immediate action is essential, "as the Iranian regime is clearly bent on rushing through a sham trial that leaves counsel unprepared and in the dark about the nature of the charges against their client."
Pastor Saeed Abedini, 32, is a U.S. citizen who initially invoked the anger of the Iranian government by helping start house churches after converting from Islam to Christianity.
However, the two parties arrived at an agreement in 2009, allowing the pastor to travel freely in the country if he stopped working with the underground churches. He instead turned his focus toward humanitarian efforts with non-religious orphanages.
Nevertheless, the pastor was arrested in September during a trip to work with those orphanages and visit family, the American Center for Law and Justice said, and he has been imprisoned illegally for more than three months.
Now, Sekulow warned, Abedini is scheduled to go on trial before one of Iran's most notorious "hanging judges."
He explained that Abedini's lawyer was permitted to see the court file only one week before the Jan. 21 court date. The only charges that the attorney could decipher dated back to 2000, the year of the pastor's conversion to Christianity.
"The supposed charge levied against him, actions against the national security of Iran, is a typical charged brought by the radical Islamic regime against those it wishes to persecute for their religious beliefs," Sekulow said, adding that the court file "indicated that this national-security charge was directly related to his work starting a house-church movement in Iran."
In a recent letter, Abedini said that he has been beaten and told that he "will hang" for his "faith in Jesus."
Raising Awareness
The American Center for Law and Justice has been working to raise awareness of the pastor's plight.
The U.S. State Department has expressed "serious concerns" about the plight of Abedini.
During a Jan. 11 press briefing, department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland acknowledged that the pastor was arrested over three months ago "on charges related to his religious beliefs."
"We understand that a hearing will be held soon," she said, "and we call on Iranian officials to respect Iran's own laws and provide Mr. Abedini access to an attorney."
The American Center for Law and Justice welcomed the statement as a "great first step," but lamented that the State Department did not go as far as calling for the pastor's immediate release.
The group also urged President Barack Obama to speak out against Abedini's imprisonment. On Jan. 15, White House spokesman Jay Carney said he did currently not have a statement on the situation.
Sekulow and his organization have emphasized that efforts to raise awareness in the global community are key to keeping the pastor alive. They credit international pressure fueled by media attention for the recent release of another Iranian pastor, Yousef Nadarkhani, who had spent three years in prison and was sentenced to death for converting to Christianity.
Now, the law center has launched a petition, signed by more than 100,000 Americans so far, to call for U.S. government intervention on behalf of Abedini.
Other Efforts
Congressional efforts to advocate for the pastor are also under way, with letters calling for his freedom introduced in both the House and the Senate.
In addition, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom denounced Abedini's continued imprisonment.
The commission's chair, Katrina Lantos Swett, called the national-security charges "bogus" and "a typical tactic" by the Iranian government to suppress religious beliefs it dislikes.
The commission called on the government of Iran "to release Mr. Abedini immediately and unconditionally."


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I think it might be a worthwhile idea to copy all MKF Threads and Posts onto a high-capacity flash drive, and give it to Michelle. She might find perusing past MKF content enjoyable and nostalgic in the years to come.
I would imagine only Heather or Grace could accomplish this.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Recipes from the mouths of babes Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Recipes from the mouths of babes Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current Events Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 11454Location: The real world Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:35 am Post subject: Recipes from the mouths of babes I've had these "recipes" for many years and never get tired of reading them year after year. Enjoy! HOLIDAY RECIPES SUBMITTED BY VARIOUS KINDERGARTEN CLASSES (Try at your own risk!) Thanksgiving Russell - Turkey Don't get the turkey like the pilgrims did or you have to pull the feathers off. You cut the turkey up and put it in the oven for ten minutes and 300 degrees. You wear big oven gloves. You put gravy on it and eat it. Bobby - Turkey You buy the turkey and take the paper off. Then you put it in the refrigerator and take it back out and cut it with a knife and make sure all the ropes are out and take out the neck and heart. Then you put it in a big pan and cook it for half an hour at 80 degrees. Then you invite people over and eat. Matt - Turkey Put salt, grease and sugar on the turkey. Put it in the oven for fifty-five minutes. Take it out and pass it around. Meghan - Turkey You cut it into 16 pieces and then you leave it in the oven for 15 minutes and 4 degrees. You take it out and let it cool and then after 5 minutes, then you eat it. Irene - Turkey Put it on a plate and put it in the oven with gravy. You cook it for 1 minute and for 100 degrees. Then it's all cooked. Your mom or dad cuts it and then eat. Alan - Turkey First you shoot it and then you cut it. And then you put it in the oven and cook it for 10 minutes and 20 degrees. You put it on plates and then you eat it. Lauren - Turkey First you find a turkey and kill it. Cut it open. Put it in a pan. Pour milk in the pan. Put a little chicken with it. Put salsa on it. Take out of pan. Put it on the board. Cut into little pieces. Put on a rack. Put in the oven for 7 minutes at 10 degrees. Take out of the oven and put eensy weensy bit of sugar on it. Put a little more salsa on it. Then you eat it. Christopher - Pumpkin Pie First you buy a pumpkin and smash it. Then it is all done. And you cook it in the oven for 12 minutes and 4 degrees. Then you eat it. Jennie - Corn My mom buys it. Then you throw it. Then you cook it and eat it. Sherry - Corn You get the funny corns with the clothes on it. You have to pull the clothes off the corns before you cook it. Put it in water that bubbles and cook the corns for 2 days. You can eat it with your hands with butter. Jordan - Cranberry Pie Put cranberry juice in it. Then you put berries in it. Then you put dough in it. Then you bake it before you eat it. Shelby - Applesauce Go to the store and buy some apples, and then you squish them up. Then you put them in a jar that says, "Applesauce." Then you can eat it. Joslyn - Apple Pie Take some apples, mash them up. Take some bread and make a pie with it. Get some dough and squish it. Shape the dough into a pie shape. Put the apples in it. Then bake it at 9 degrees for 15 minutes. Nicholas - White and Brown Pudding First you read the wrapper. Get a piece of water. Stir. Then you can eat it. Garrett - Scrumptious Pumpkin Pie You'll need a pot. You'll need a cup of seeds. Then you're done. Bake for 40 seconds at 50 degrees. Other Popular Dishes Darryle - Spaghetti You need 30 baskets of sauce, 21 spaghetti sticks, 22 chickens, 10 baskets of corn, and 30 french fries. Cook it in a circle pan. You will need a stove to cook it on. Let it cook for 1,000 or 50 hours. Eat it at the table with a spoon. Use your hands for the french fries. Isabelle - Spaghetti Put those red things in it. Then put the spaghetti in it. Then cook it in the oven for 2 minutes at 8 degrees. Jack - Chili You put all the stuff in the pan and cook it for a long time. Then dad and all his friends eat it. Hannah - Brownies Mix 7 nuts, 1 thing of chocolate, 1 thing of sugar and 1 thing of salt. Cook it in the oven on 70 degrees for 10 minutes. Eat it with a fork. Rebecca - Pancakes You put 3 pancakes on a weird plate. You do the thing and turn it over. Then you do some more and then you eat them. Chauncey - Chicken You have to get 5 chickens and some white stuff. Put a little white stuff on the chickens. Put it in a pan and cook it in the oven for about 5 or 6 hours. Take it out and put it in the refrigerator for about 12 hours. Warm it up again and then eat it. Jenna - Chicken Let the ice melt off the chicken until we get off school. Put it in the microwave on zero degrees to make sure the ice is off of it. Take out a knife and cut it. Take out the plates and eat it. Chad - Grilled Cheese Put the bread on the pan and put the cheese on it. Put the other side of the bread on the cheese. Cook it for ten hours. Turn it over for ten minutes. Put it on a plate and eat it. Steven - Mashed Potatoes Take crackers and break them. Put them in a pot. Turn on the stove real hot. Put milk in and stir. Let them sit there for nine minutes. Turn the stove off and put them on a plate. Bradley - Macaroni and Cheese You need 1 measure of water, 1 drip of salt, and 2 drops of food medicine. Put it in the oven for 1 minutes on 2 degrees. Serve it in a regular bowl. Amy - Pudding First you cut the chocolate. Get the chocolate milk. Then you make a cup. Get a can. Cut the sides off of paper and get some glue. Warm the pudding for ten minutes. Put it in the freezer for fifteen minutes. When it is done, take it out and put it in a can. Cut out some more paper. Write words on the paper. Take the lid and put on the glue. Cory - French Toast You have to get 4 pieces of toast, 4 strawberries, 3 lemons, and 2 onions. Cook it on the stove for 5 minutes. Cut the strawberries in half so you'll have 2 on each side. Eat it on a plate. Back to top wangdaningJoined: 22 Jan 2008Posts: 3154 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:04 am Post subject: Funny that the grilled cheese takes 10 hours and the turkey less than one. Nice post, needed some humor. Thanks Back to top AGoodStoryJoined: 26 Feb 2010Posts: 738 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:08 am Post subject: Nomad soul, you owe me a new lap-top! I've been reading these recipes and laughing so hard that my computer fell on the floor! Well, it seems to be working now, so you're off the hook. Thanks for posting these--they sound like great kids. Back to top Captain_FilJoined: 06 Jan 2011Posts: 604Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:44 pm Post subject: Very funny. I wonder if any of these kids can cook balut. Or, eat one. Back to top uh huhJoined: 14 Oct 2011Posts: 110Location: United States Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject: Recipes Yum! Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 11454Location: The real world Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:59 pm Post subject: Bumped to put a smile on your face... Back to top cmp45Joined: 17 Aug 2004Posts: 1475Location: KSA Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:56 am Post subject: Great chefs of the future! Cute and entertaining! Thanks Nomad soul. Merry Christmas! Back to top JessiemilesJoined: 07 Jun 2012Posts: 49Location: Home Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:27 am Post subject: These are ridiculously good! Thank you Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 11454Location: The real world Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:38 am Post subject: (BUMP) It's that time of year. There's nothin' like a home-cooked meal to put a smile on your face and an ache in your tummy! 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Pacific Blue Records 94% On Time Performance
Pacific Blue Records 94% Domestic On Time Performance
Thursday 17 December 2009: Pacific Blue recorded another strong on-time performance result last month, with 94% of domestic New Zealand flights departing on time.
The November result is slightly ahead of the 93% domestic on-time performance result achieved in October.
Pacific Blue CEO, Mark Pitt, said the latest figure continued a positive run for 2009.
"This is the
fourth month in a row where the airline's domestic on time
performance has been 90% or higher," he said. "In fact
there has only been one month this year where domestic
on-time performance dipped below 90%."
Mr Pitt said the airline's commitment to making on-time performance a priority was noted by its Guests.
"Our own research
shows that on-time departures are very much appreciated by
Guests and something they comment on in our Guest
satisfaction surveys."
Pacific Blue was the first New Zealand domestic airline to publicly report its on-time performance figures and has been publishing the data regularly on its website since July 2009, with data going back to January 2009.
On-time is counted as flights that depart within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time. Pacific Blue makes no exceptions for bad weather, air traffic control, delays from suppliers, unscheduled maintenance, consequences of previous delays, or anything else.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
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More NFL players testing positive for amphetamines
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[November 29, 2012]
(AP) -- More NFL players are testing positive for amphetamines, a class of substances that includes the ADHD drug Adderall.
Since the start of last season, more than 10 players suspended for failing drug tests have publicly blamed it on taking the stimulant. And while the league doesn't identify the substance when a player is penalized, senior vice president Adolpho Birch acknowledges that the number of positives for amphetamines has increased.
Because the type of drug isn't disclosed under the NFL's agreement with the union, nothing prevents a player from claiming he took Adderall when, in fact, he tested positive for a steroid or another stimulant. The tests don't differentiate between Adderall and other amphetamines, Birch said, but he does believe Adderall abuse is on the rise in the league.
With many college students using the drug without a prescription to study deep into the night, he said, players come into the NFL accustomed to the idea of popping the pill for a boost.
"It's not a secret that it's a societal trend," Birch, who oversees law and labor policy for the league, said Wednesday. "I think we're starting to see some of the effects of that trend."
Players diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can apply for a therapeutic use exemption that permits them to take Adderall. An independent administrator reviews their medical history and diagnostic tests to approve or reject the application.
Several players who have tested positive said they had a prescription for Adderall but not an exemption. New York Giants rookie safety Will Hill said in October before starting his four-game suspension that he didn't know when he received a prescription that Adderall was on the league's list of banned substances.
He appealed the suspension and lost.
"I accept full responsibility for this situation, and it won't happen again," Hill said.
Dr. Steven Pliszka, a psychiatry professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, said about 4 percent of the general population has ADHD. The number could be even higher among professional athletes, he said, because some traits of the disorder may actually help them in sports.
But Birch said the percentage of NFL players with exemptions was, in fact, lower than the expected number for the general population. That's a significant difference from Major League Baseball, where more than 100 players have been granted exemptions in recent seasons. That works out to close to 9 percent of all the players on 40-man rosters. The percentage of players being treated for the condition is roughly 10 percent.
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Dr. Pliszka is skeptical that people can develop ADHD as adults. To prove a diagnosis, he said, a player should be able to document he had trouble concentrating back in school.
Adderall is prescribed to help increase focus and reduce impulsivity in people with ADHD. For athletes, its benefits are different than what fans usually associate with performance-enhancing drugs.
"It's not going to help you hit harder, run faster -- not at all like steroids," Dr. Pliszka said.
But like those college kids cramming for a final, NFL players can get a boost from the drug.
"It would absolutely give you a competitive advantage. Fatigue, focus, concentration, maybe aggression," said Dr. Michael Joyner, a sports physiologist and anesthesiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "And if they were using it during training, the ability to train harder, longer, the ability to have fewer bad days."
In Seattle, the Seahawks' starting cornerbacks face four-game suspensions after failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs, though exactly which substance was not clear. Fullback Michael Robinson, the team's union rep, vented Wednesday about the league's drug policy.
"When I think of performance enhancing, I think of making me run faster, jump higher. I mean, really getting an edge on somebody," he said. "I just wish they would take some of those substances and clear it up so we know what exactly is going on."
Birch insisted the NFL does all it can to inform players that Adderall is a banned substance.
"There's ample education and awareness out there if the player is attuned to it," he said.
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AP Pro Football Writer
Arnie Stapleton in Denver and AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Renton,
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by Joyce Clapp
Today is Loving Day, the anniversary of June 12, 1967, when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that interracial marriage had to be performed and recognized in all 50 states (Loving v. Virginia). It is also a day by which we may or may not know how the Supreme Court is going to rule on a similar issue: Same-sex marriage (as of this writing, we don't know yet). I've spent the last week Googling "SCOTUS" every couple of hours, knowing full well that if they didn't announce on Monday that they weren't likely to announce for the rest of week, and also knowing full well that when they did announce, it would hit Facebook and Twitter within minutes. And yet…I kept checking.
It is odd, waiting for SCOTUS to decide if you're married. Well, if you're legally married. Well, if you're legally married in all 50 states, since you are already legally married in 36 states and may very well stay married in some of those states regardless of what the Supreme Court does. And thankfully, your mother says you're married, no matter what SCOTUS does. I spend a lot of time lately feeling faintly queasy. I can only imagine how those of our friends that have children with their same-sex spouses feel, considering the implications there.
I can only begin to imagine what Richard and Mildred Loving felt like, around this time in 1967. Interracial couples were not nearly as common as they are now, and the U.S. was living through a really hard time. It's not that we aren't living through a time of gaping inequality and racial tensions now (let's not kid ourselves), but it was worse in 1967. Brown v. Board of Education was just a touch over 15 years old and most schools were still in some state of segregation (the more things change, right?). Malcolm X had been assassinated only two years previously. The 1960s were a decade when we saw church bombings, the Civil Rights marches in the South, and the Freedom Riders doing their work because interstate busses were still segregated. This wasn't an easy time to be an interracial couple.
"Tell the court I love my wife, and it is just unfair that I can't live with her in Virginia." (Richard Loving)
So I can't imagine sitting in my home in Washington D.C. with my children, waiting to see if I was going to be allowed to move home with my family to a state where not ten years previously, sheriff's deputies had stormed my home, barged into my bedroom, arrested myself and my spouse, and said of the marriage certificate on my wall, "That's no good here."
My wife and I are fortunate to be married in a different United States. We are on the side of history. We went out recently for a ghost tour of Greensboro and we weren't the only interracial couple on the tour. At my wife's brother's wedding recently, we were 1 of 5 interracial couples present, including two guys showing off recent engagement rings and grinning like mad. We held hands through visiting the zoo and only garnered a couple of dirty looks. The lesbian character in Pitch Perfect 2, which we saw recently, volunteers that she's moving to Maine and getting hitched, and it's a non-event (other than a lot of happy squeals). My non-straight students wander in to my office to talk about wedding plans and ask relationship advice just like anyone else, because they are just like anyone else. My straight students ask me how spring break with my wife was, just like we're anyone else, because we are just like anyone else (and then they ask me relationship advice and what they should do about that Spanish class).
And in the meantime, we wait nervously to see if SCOTUS is going to catch up with history and society, whether the story is going to be 'we didn't want redefine marriage' (an institution that I'm glad has been 'redefined' over the years – who wants to be their husband's property?), or whether the justices are going to look at the words from 1967 and do their job:
Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man," fundamental to our very existence and survival… To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State's citizens of liberty without due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discriminations. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State. (Chief Justice Warren)
I felt like I was going to have something long and impassioned and sociological to say when I signed up for posting for Loving Day, one of those nice chewy posts that make good reading and discussion. But that's not the case today. It's simple. I love my wife, I'm lucky I can live with her in this time and place, and I'm lucky that in North Carolina right now, she inherits if I die, and I can call the Veterans Administration for her, and we can make medical decisions for each other without gobs of very expensive, possibly legally shaky paperwork. I hope that in the eyes of the law, we remain legally married after the Supreme Court makes its decision.